The Long-Term Implications of Childhood Health on Adult Health at age 51

2025-05-14 health economics Title + abstract only

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ObjectiveTo examine the association between childhood health and adult health outcomes. MethodsWe used data from the 1970 British Cohort Study, which follows participants from age 10 to age 51. Childhood health at age 10 was measured using the Rutter Scale for emotional and behavioural difficulties and self-reported physical health problems that occurred within the last 12 months. We estimated associations using logistic regression models, applying inverse probability weighting to adjust for sa...

The Long-Term Implications of Childhood Health on Adult Health at age 51

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